I have been watching this upcoming server and it looks pretty promising. It got delayed a few times but it sounds like it is finally finished. They are just waiting on the server host to fix something before it goes live in a couple days.
From what the devs have shown the server is a modded survival RPG with gear progression. It has custom gear and custom bosses. People are hanging out in the community and getting ready for launch and it seems like a good place if you want to start fresh with everyone else.
